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Taiwan’s central bank studying Bitcoin’s inclusion in national reserve, Sony launches DeFi super app for its Ethereum layer 2. Asia Express. Taiwans government will complete an inventory by year-end detailing how much Bitcoin it currently holds through confiscations, Premier Cho Jung-tai said Tuesday during a finance committee.  The central bank will also deliver a formal assessment on whether Bitcoin should be considered as part of Taiwans national reserves. The move comes as lawmakers press the government to clarify how seized crypto is handled and whether Taiwan should follow a growing global trend of treating Bitcoin as a strategic reserve. Read more

Korte updates van de sterren op sociale media: wij smullen ervan. In de rubriek Showbytes struint de showredactie het web voor je af voor de gekste, mooiste en opvallendste posts van bekende Nederlanders en celebrity’s. Dit artikel wordt gedurende de dag vernieuwd.

Ether’s struggle to reclaim $4,000 is the result of weakening onchain activity, a decline in fees and competition from Solana, BNB Chain and upcoming altcoin ETFs. Key takeaways: Lower network fees and slowing blockchain usage continue to weigh on ETH’s performance despite Ethereum’s institutional dominance. Ether’s recovery depends on stronger onchain activity, clearer upgrade benefits and renewed inflows from strategic reserve companies. Read more

In a notable shift, the U.S. has revised its UN Security Council resolution, the third draft submitted to date, to include mention of a pathway to Palestinian statehood. The resolution reflects ongoing efforts to secure international consensus for Trump's peace initiatives in Gaza

Danny Noppert heeft landgenoot Michael van Gerwen verslagen in de achtste finales van de Grand Slam of Darts. The Freeze was met 10-6 te sterk voor de drievoudig wereldkampioen. Verder zijn alle Nederlanders uitgeschakeld. In onderstaand blog houden we je deze week op de hoogte van alle ontwikkelingen in Wolverhampton.

Ilie Bolojan a declarat că menținerea stabilității politice în cadrul coaliției de guvernare este esențială pentru credibilitatea României în fața partenerilor externi și a piețelor financiare.

De BBC wil Donald Trump niet betalen na kritiek op een documentaire over de bestorming van het Capitool op 6 januari 2021. De Britse omroep excuseert zich wel voor de montage waardoor het lijkt alsof de Amerikaanse president oproept tot geweld.

Wrapped Bitcoin's move to Hedera brings tokenized BTC and increased liquidation to the network's growing decentralized finance ecosystem. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), the largest tokenized version of Bitcoin, has expanded to the Hedera network — a move that could open the door to more decentralized finance (DeFi) options for BTC holders. The integration, announced Thursday, brings additional liquidity to Hedera, which already supports smart contracts and native tokenization and markets itself as a low-fee network with no frontrunning or miner-extractable value (MEV).  Frontrunning and MEV are tactics where validators reorder transactions to profit at users’ expense — a problem Hedera’s consensus mechanism is designed to avoid. Read more

The payments entrepreneur's app will allow customers to send digital dollars by using "multiple stablecoins and networks."

Vooral technologieaandelen verloren fors door de groeiende twijfel bij beleggers over een renteverlaging in december.

13 ноября около 20:00 над Донецкой областью пролетела большая группа БпЛА, что вызвало перебои с электроснабжением в нескольких районах города. Местные жители сообщали о взрывах и работе систем противовоздушной обороны, а также советовали готовиться к возможному отключению света.

De gigantische New Glenn-raket van Blue Origin, het ruimtebedrijf van Jeff Bezos, is donderdagavond met succes gelanceerd. Twee lanceerpogingen moesten afgebroken worden. Toeschouwers in Florida juichten toen de raket de lucht in ging.

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 3% to $98,550.33 as of press time, falling below the psychological $100,000 threshold for the third time this month amid cascading leverage liquidations, persistent ETF outflows, and a broader risk-off posture across digital assets. The slide accelerated after Bitcoin broke support at $100,000, triggering over $190 million in long liquidations in the […] The post Bitcoin loses its last line of defense: $98k breakdown sparks cascade not seen since May appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Het Nationaal Vuurwerk in Rotterdam gaat na veel kritiek toch door. Een meerderheid van de gemeenteraad stemde donderdag onverwacht in met een motie om alsnog eenmalig geld vrij te maken voor het evenement.

De vrijstelling van douanerechten voor pakjes die van buiten de EU Europa binnenkomen, vervalt al in 2026. Eigenlijk stond dat gepland voor 2028.

De vrijstelling van douanerechten voor pakjes die van buiten de EU Europa binnenkomen, vervalt al in 2026. Eigenlijk stond dat gepland voor 2028.

Financial Supervisory Authority’s (ASF) Board on November 12, 2025 approved the acquisition of BRD Societate de Administrare a Fondurilor de Pensii Private S.A. by Banca Transilvania, marking the official entry of the largest Romanian financial group in the Pillar II private pension sector.

According to the agencies’ operations plans, staff are expected to return to work the day after the “enactment of appropriations legislation,” which occurred late on Wednesday. Employees who were furloughed during the US government shutdown are expected to return to work at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission after 43 days away. According to the operations plans with the SEC and CFTC, staff are expected to return on Thursday, following US President Donald Trump’s signing of a funding bill late on Wednesday to resume federal operations. The two agencies’ respective plans require employees to come in on the “next regularly scheduled workday [...] following enactment of appropriations legislation,” which acting CFTC chair Caroline Pham appeared to confirm in a Thursday X post. Read more